IRGC warns it would target undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz

Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) · 2026-10-19 15:08 UTC

Several posts relay an IRGC statement that Iran would target the seven main undersea internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz in a new war. Posts attribute the statement to an IRGC spokesperson, and Tasnim and others say the cables carry global internet and commercial data; the Indian Express headline describes it as a threat to attack the cables.

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• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-19 15:08 UTC
• IranWire, 2026-10-19 15:42 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-19 19:08 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-19 19:14 UTC
• Rerum Novarum // Intel, 2026-10-19 19:24 UTC
• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-19 20:41 UTC
• The Indian Express, 2026-10-19 23:32 UTC
• Anadolu Ajansı, 2026-10-20 02:19 UTC
• UA.NEWS, 2026-10-20 02:34 UTC

First reported 2026-10-19 15:08 UTC; last updated 2026-10-20 02:56 UTC.

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